Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pine Ridge Estates (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pine Ridge Estates. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Pine Ridge Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Ridge Estates: Pine Rdg. Ests. (or less commonly used: Pine Rdge. Ests. or Pine Ridg. Ests.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Ridge Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Ridge Estates.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pine Ridge Estates is located in Albany County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Albany County: Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Ridge Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Ridge Estates:
- Albany County (The home county of Pine Ridge Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Estates listed first.
- Selkirk
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Beckers Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Ravena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coeymans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aquetuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Feura Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coeymans Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Glenmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alcove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delmar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Estates listed first.
- North Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Niverville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valatie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Chatham Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Rossman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Rock City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Chatham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Ghent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhouse Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
- New Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Estates listed first.
- Medway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coxsackie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Norton Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Woodstock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Cairo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cairo Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Montgomery County
- Burtonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Estates listed first.
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Schodack Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schodack Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- East Greenbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- East Schodack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rensselaer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Couse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Nassau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Luther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Best
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Defreestville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Sliters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Estates listed first.
- Halfmoon Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Waterford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Halfmoon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elnora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Burnt Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Country Knolls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Mechanicville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Willow Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Charlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Estates listed first.
- Niskayuna
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rotterdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Scotia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Duane Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Princetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Alplaus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aqueduct
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Duanesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- East Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Delanson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Stoodley Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Estates listed first.
- Gallupville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Livingstonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Franklinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Middleburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Broome Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Manorkill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Schoharie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Esperance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Central Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Breakabeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Estates listed first.
- Quarryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Malden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- Saugerties
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Estates listed first.
- Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Shaker Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Stevens Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- West Stockbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Rockdale Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- Pittsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
- Alford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Glendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Lanesborough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
- Lenox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
- New Ashford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Housatonic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Housatonic is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Ridge Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Ridge Estates.
Cemeteries Near Pine Ridge Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Ridge Estates.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pine Ridge Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Ridge Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Estates listed first.
- Waldron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waldron Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Ravena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66626 <3>
- Mull Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Coeymans.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64729 <3>
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Coeymans.
- The St. Patrick's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patrick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66143 <3>
- Nicoll - Sill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicoll - Sill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicoll - Sill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Selkirk.
- The Nicoll - Sill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nicoll - Sill Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452555 <3>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Beckers Corners.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64434 <3>
- Coeymans Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Requea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kimmey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westervelt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (482 more) ...
- Van Zandt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Bethlehem Center.
- The St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Matthews Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66124 <3>
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bethlehem Center.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Ann's Calvary Cemetery
- St. John's Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64112 <3>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Pine Ridge Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Ridge Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Estates listed first.
- Selkirk
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Beckers Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Coeymans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schodack Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aquetuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Wemple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wemple is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wemple
- Coeymans Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Muitzes Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Muitzes Kill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muitzes Kill
- South Schodack
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Feura Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Fields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Fields is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Fields
- Alcove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Ridge Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Ridge Estates.
Newspapers Published in Pine Ridge Estates ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 340 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Ridge Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Ridge Estates, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Ridge Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pine Ridge Estates:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Albany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Ulster County
- Berkshire County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Ridge Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pine Ridge Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |